Cameras / Michigan / Dearborn Heights
License plate readers in Dearborn Heights, MI
Volunteers have documented 27 automated license plate readers inside Dearborn Heights. That is the 22nd-largest total among the 63 Michigan cities indexed here, and 0.7% of the statewide total. At 2.3 per square mile it is more densely covered than 63% of the 2,395 US cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 96% — are Flock Safety units. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including The Home Depot. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 20 on posts and 2 on poles.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed August 9, 2026.
27
readers documented
2.3
per square mile
22nd
of 63 indexed Michigan cities · 909th of 2,395 nationally
0.7%
of Michigan’s documented total
Dot colors follow the manufacturer legend below. Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. Locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Who makes them
- Flock Safety26 · 96%
- Motorola Solutions1 · 4%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 27 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Dearborn Heights Police Department (17), The Home Depot (6), Clean Express Auto Wash (1). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- post (20), pole (2), street lamp (2)
- Coverage area
- 11.7 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Flock Safety camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · How state ALPR laws compare
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